Join the Race

Ecclesiastes 7:8 tells us that "Better is the end of a thing than the beginning thereof", and that was the case last Thursday morning.  At 5:30 AM, when we started our 13.1 mile run, it was dark and drizzly.  Although the rain kept the temperature down a little, it just made everything WET.  By mile 6 the rain had stopped and while we crossed the Jersey countryside on several farm roads, the sky stayed overcast, the temperature stayed down, and the run went well.

Jan, the young man in the picture, stayed in the lead the whole time.  There needs to be someone willing to push hard and stay strong till the end.  My son Tom had to be at work at 8, so he left after mile 7.  He didn't have to be out there in the rain but he was.  Thanks Tom.  The other gentleman, Daniel, had never run any type of distance race before.  Although he's in the military and is in relatively good shape, he only runs 3-4 miles during his PT.  I was amazed how well he did!  I'm glad he was there by my side those last 6 miles and especially the last 3/4 of a mile, which seemed to last forever.  Although Daniel is not an experienced "runner" he is a great encourager.  We had a half-mile left and we were both spent, but we just kept talking, joking and running.  We crossed the finish line together in stride.  We all can use that type of encouragement.

Join the race.  Someone will have a better finish because of you.


Chuck